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paranoid

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) paranoid (adjective)
  2. 2) paranoid (noun)
  3. paranoid personality disorder (noun)
  4. paranoid schizophrenia (noun)
  5. paranoid schizophrenic (noun)

1para·noid

adj \ˈpar-ə-ˌnȯid\

Definition of PARANOID

1
: characterized by or resembling paranoia or paranoid schizophrenia
2
: characterized by suspiciousness, persecutory trends, or megalomania

Variants of PARANOID

para·noid also para·noi·dal \ˌpar-ə-ˈnȯid-əl\

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